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Putting the patient at the centre of pathology: an innovative approach to patient education—MyPathologyReport.ca
- Source :
- Journal of Clinical Pathology. 73:454-455
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- BMJ, 2020.
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Abstract
- In many centres, patients now have access to their electronic medical record (EMR) and laboratory results, including pathology reports, are amongst the most frequently accessed pieces of information. The pathology report is an important but highly technical medical document that can be difficult for patient and clinicians alike to interpret. To improve communication and patient safety, pathologists are being called upon to play a more direct role in patient care. Novel approaches have been undertaken by pathologists to address this need, including the addition of patient-friendly summaries at the beginning of pathology reports and the development of patient education tools. MyPathologyReport.ca is a novel website exclusively providing pathology education to patients. It has been designed to help patients understand the language of pathology and to effectively navigate their pathology report. At present, the website includes over 150 diagnostic articles and over 125 pathology dictionary definitions. The diagnostic articles span all body sites and include a variety of malignant, benign and non-neoplastic conditions. Since its creation, this website has been visited over 14 000 times, with cancer-related diagnoses and definitions representing the most commonly accessed articles. This website has been embedded in patient accessible EMRs and shared through partnerships with patients, caregivers and their respective advocacy groups. Our next steps involve longitudinal assessment of MyPathologyReport.ca from non-medical community members, evaluation of patient satisfaction and understanding and further collaboration with hospitals and care-providers to increase patient access to this resource.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
03 medical and health sciences
Patient safety
0302 clinical medicine
Patient satisfaction
Resource (project management)
Patient Education as Topic
Patient-Centered Care
medicine
Electronic Health Records
Humans
In patient
Medical diagnosis
Internet
Pathology, Clinical
Consumer Health Information
business.industry
Communication
Electronic medical record
Professional-Patient Relations
General Medicine
Pathology Report
030104 developmental biology
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
business
Patient education
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- ISSN :
- 14724146 and 00219746
- Volume :
- 73
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....af28cec0897352da9c462c2b183064c0